By Ghulam Haider
The countdown to the start of the World Cup is entering its final hours. The opening ceremony for the mega event is set to kick off on Sunday, November 20, at 14:00 GMT at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, with internationally-renowned artists such as K-pop star Jung Kook, Bollywood singer Nora Fatehi, American band Black Eyed Peas and Colombian singer J Balvin featuring in live performance to mark the official beginning of the competition with plenty of flash and glamour on display.
With many spectacular moments over the years, the ceremony always serves as a sign that football’s main event is ready to begin. The opening ceremony will take place before the first game between the hosts Qatar and Ecuador.
How to watch opening ceremony?
The opening ceremony of the 2022 World Cup will be broadcast on television and online in various locations throughout the world, drawing a sizable worldwide audience. The mega sports fans can watch the event on following television channels and livestreams across the continents
Middle East
beIN Sports
Pakistan
PTV Sports
India
Viacom18, Jio cinemas app
Turkey
TRT
USA
FOX, Telemundo and live stream on fuboTV, Fox Sports app,Telemundo Deportes En Vivo
Canada
CTV, TSN and live stream on fuboTV, TSN app
UK
BBC One and live stream on BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website
Australia
SBS and live stream on SBS on demand
New Zealand
Sky Sports and live stream on Sky Sport
Malaysia
RTM, Astro and live stream on Astro Go
Singapore
Mediacorp Channel 5 and live stream on StarHub TV+, IPTV, Singtel TV
Hong Kong
BeIN Sports, ITV and live stream on Now TV, ViuTV
South Africa
StarSat
Qatar
Al-Kass TV
MENA Region
Below is the breakdown of 2022 World Cup official broadcasters worldwide;
| Country | TV Network | Coverage Details |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | RTSH | TV & via online streams |
| Armenia | ARMTV | |
| Australia | SBS | All 64 games live on TV and via online streams |
| Austria | ORF | Free-to-air channel with Germany commentary. |
| Azerbaijan | İTV | |
| Belarus | BTRC | |
| Belgium | VRT, RTBF | Free-to-air channel and online streams in belgium |
| Bolivia | Unitel | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | BHRT | |
| Brazil | TV Globo, SporTV | Brazil matches on free-to-air channels (rest on paid) |
| Bulgaria | BNT | |
| Canada | CTV, TSN, RDS | |
| Caribbean | SportsMax | |
| China | CCTV | |
| Colombia | Caracol Televisión – RCN Televisión – Win Sports | |
| Costa Rica | Teletica | |
| Croatia | HRT | |
| Cyprus | CyBC | |
| Czech Republic | ČT | |
| Denmark | DR – TV 2 | |
| Estonia | ERR | |
| Europe | European Broadcasting Union | |
| Finland | Yle, MTV3 | |
| France | TF1, beIN Sports | |
| Germany | ARD, ZDF, Deutsche Telekom | |
| Guatemala | TV Azteca, Tigo Sports | |
| Greece | ANT1 | |
| Georgia | GPB | |
| Hong Kong | PCCW | |
| Hungary | MTVA | |
| Iceland | RÚV | |
| India | Viacom18 | |
| Indonesia | RCTI, MNCTV, iNews | |
| Ireland | RTÉ | |
| Israel | IPBC | |
| Italy | RAI | |
| Japan | NHK General TV, Fuji Television, Nippon Television, Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, TV Asahi, TV Tokyo | |
| Kosovo | RTK | |
| Latvia | LTV | |
| Lithuania | LRT | |
| Luxembourg | RTL Group | |
| Malta | PBS | |
| Mexico | Televisa, Sky México, TUDN, TV Azteca | |
| Middle East | beIN Sports | |
| North Africa | beIN Sports | |
| Moldova | TRM | |
| Montenegro | RTCG | |
| Netherlands | NOS | |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport | |
| North Macedonia | MRT | |
| Pakistan | PTV Sports | |
| Peru | Latina | |
| Poland | TVP | |
| Portugal | RTP | |
| Romania | TVR | |
| Russia | Perviy Kanal, VGTRK, Match TV | |
| Serbia | RTS | |
| Slovakia | RTVS | |
| Spain | Mediapro | |
| South Africa | SuperSport | |
| Sub Saharan Africa | SuperSport | |
| Sweden | SVT, TV4 | |
| Switzerland | SRG SSR | |
| Turkey | TRT | |
| Ukraine | Suspilne | |
| United Kingdom | BBC, ITV | |
| United States | Fox, Telemundo |
The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 features 32 teams participation across continents.
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